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The Lake Forest City Council will soon review an independent report about inappropriate comments alleged to have been made by a Lake Forest police officer to a 22-year-old intern, city officials said. The council is scheduled to go over the report March 5 in an executive session, which is not open to the public. But local officials have said they might share the results with the public at the City Council meeting later that evening. The alleged conversation was referenced in a 2009 police report the female intern filed with Gurnee police about the conduct of John Steinert, the former principal of Lake Forest's Deer Path Middle School, who resigned in November.

Lake Forest senior Regis Durbin entered last weekend's state wrestling meet unbeaten and an underdog. He left with a state championship. Durbin upset top-seeded and previously unbeaten Tyler Johnson (51-1) of Lockport in an ultimate tie-breaker to capture the Class 3A 195-pound state title, finish his senior year at 41-0 and became Lake Forest's first wrestling champion. Lake Forest fans might remember him as a strong safety on their semifinal football team from 2012, or the quarterback for last season's quarterfinal qualifier.

Lake Forest needed some extra time to take home its first girls soccer state title. So much time, in fact, the senior Scouts still were playing Saturday when their graduation ceremony began. The Scouts' defenders led the way at both ends of the field during a 2-1 victory against Normal West that ended with penalty kicks. "I would rather win state any day than go to graduation," senior defender Lucy Edwards said. "It's bittersweet, definitely, because I can't come back and do it again.

News briefs from around Lake Forest and Libertyville. Lake Forest: New manager City Manager Bob Kiely has been appointed to the Illinois Municipal League's Legislative Committee, which lobbies for municipalities and for keeping decision-making local. Kiely was appointed to the committee by the group's president Love Parks Mayor Darryl Lindberg. The committee guides the legislative program and assists with the analysis and development of the annual legislative agenda, according to the group.

Lake Forest put up a fight for every yard Notre Dame running back Chris James managed to gain. Notre Dame was helpless against Trent Williams' blitzes. James rushed for 173 yards, but Notre Dame could not overcome Williams' six sacks Friday night. Lake Forest advanced to the state semifinals for the first time since 1978 with a 31-19 Class 6A victory over Notre Dame in Niles. Andrew Clifford threw a pair of second-quarter touchdown passes to Nicholas Giordano for the Scouts (9-3)

Lake Forest freshman Daria Pyshnenko walked onto the New Trier High School pool deck Friday afternoon and had the same reaction many first-time qualifiers have at their first state swimming and diving meet. "Oh my goodness," she said. "I had no idea. " The pool deck was barely passable, filled practically shoulder-to-shoulder with the state's best swimmers. Then there was the heat and the overwhelming noise. Almost as soon as Pyshnenko started to become overwhelmed, enter sophomore teammate Reilly Lanigan.

An apparent spat with an on-again, off-again girlfriend landed former Chicago Bears quarterback Bobby Douglass in jail briefly Thursday on charges of felony trespassing and criminal damage to property. Douglass, who was a quarterback for the Bears from 1969 to 1975, was arrested in Lake Forest on Wednesday night after authorities said he broke down the door to his former girlfriend's home. Lake Forest police Deputy Chief Glenn Burmeister said Douglass, 63, a Lake Forest resident, had apparently gone to the woman's home to find out why she was breaking off the relationship.

The widow of the late filmmaker John Hughes will endow the transformation of a Lake Forest community center into what's being touted as a state-of-the art performance venue. The renovation of the Gorton Community Center auditorium will add a new entrance with a theater marquee, a new lobby and a modern sound and lighting system, and will allow the screening of films at the 343-seat venue, which will be renamed the John and Nancy Hughes Theater. "I am elated to give my blessing to this theater named in memory of my late husband, John," Nancy Hughes said in a news release.

Residents and businesses in and around Libertyville and Lake Forest are raising funds to help those affected the typhoon that destroyed parts of the Philippines. At a monthly meeting with businesses, hosted by Libertyville Mayor Terry Weppler, business owners began discussing ways they could help their communities and give back. This sparked an idea for Gary O'Reilly, owner of O'Reilly's Furniture and Amish Gallery in Libertyville. Libertyville Economic Development Coordinator Heather Rowe said while the village did not coordinate efforts between the businesses, they did give them free advertising on the village's website.

A 40-year-old Skokie man was arrested at 12:37 a.m. May 2 on Route 41 at Route 60. He was charged with DUI and improper lane usage. In addition, he had his license suspended for six months for not completing required blood-alcohol testing. A 60-year-old North Chicago man was arrested at 3:30 p.m. May 2 in the 400 block of Hastings Road. He was charged with DUI and DUI with a blood-alcohol count over .08. A 28-year-old Waukegan man was arrested at 3:06 a.m. May 3 in the 300 block of East Illinois Road.